damp down

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damp down
vt. sep.
to damp sth down or to damp down sth
1. [+ emotion] 抑制
- He tried to damp down the children's panic. 他试图减轻孩子们的恐慌。
2. [+ argument, crisis] 平息
- Louise tried to damp down the row. 路易丝试图平息争吵。
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damp down
1. make (a fire) burn more slowly 减弱(火势)
- She damped the fire down for the night. 她把炉火封上过夜。
2. make sad or dull 使沮丧;使扫兴
- Nothing could damp down his spirits. 任何事情都不能破坏他的兴致。
- Difficulties and failures did not damp down his enthusiasm. 困难和失败都没有挫伤他的积极性。
3. diminish 减少;缩小
- Inflation is being damped down. 通货膨涨的势头正在被抑制。
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damp down
vt. 减慢,封
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damp down
使(某物表面)润湿
- You'd better damp down the ground and then sweep it. 你最好先在地上洒一层水, 然后再打扫。
使(兴趣、热情等)降低, 衰减
- Difficulties did not damp down his enthusiasm. 困难没能减弱他的热心。
减少
- My wish of going abroad to study English damped down. 我想出国学英语的愿望渐渐地淡漠了。
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damp down
(damping, damped, damper, damps,dampest)
动词词组 To damp down something such as a strong emotion, an argument, or a crisis means to make it calmer or less intense. 使平静; 使减弱
- His hand moved to his mouth as he tried to damp down the panic. 他用手捂住了嘴,试图使惊恐的情绪平静下来。
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